EDIT: All of the codes have been redeemed! Thanks to everyone who visited.

The White Light of Tomorrow just reached it’s first anniversary, and to celebrate I’m giving away ten free downloads via Smashwords! Be one of the first ten people to use the link below, and get some free sci-fi for your summer reading:

By Rite of Word is a great-looking independent review blog focusing on science fiction, fantasy, and thrillers. Their reviewer JC Steel awarded #WLT the site’s highest honer, a full five stars! Check out the review, the rest of their site, and be sure to smash that ‘like’ button. 🙂

#WLT received a fantastic review from Speesh Reads! This is a very cool review blog focusing on fantasy, historical fiction, and a bit of sci-fi. Definitely worth checking out as they have a huge number of reviews.

Today I’m adding a new, semi-regular feature to the site in the form of Flash Friday, where I’ll post some flash fiction set in the First Earth universe. The stories may feature existing characters from #WLT or completely new faces far from the main action. I hope you’ll enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it!

Today’s story involves Mariel and Adrian, and occurs seven or eight years before #WLT.

The White Light of Tomorrow just got a great review from Melissa at Bibliotica!

It’s great to get a good review of course, but it is particularly humbling when the reviewer says something like this:

“I also appreciated the diversity of his characters. Not only were women well represented, but not every major character was a middle-class white guy. Instead, there was a realistic and plausible blend of people from all levels of education, wealth, and nationality.”

Be sure to check out the full review here, as well as the rest of Melissa’s site.

It’s been a while since I introduced a new character from #WLT, but my Russian connection Karina just came through with some new artwork, so…

Ayla Hatun, or, Lady Ayla, is Mustafa Ali’s beautiful cousin and a leader of the rebel band known as the Ottoman Corsairs. Wily and resourceful, Ayla isn’t know for running into battle, but when Adrian needs information on activities in the Ottoman quarter of Civitate Dei, she proves an indispensable ally.

A glossary of factions in the First Earth universe, in rough order of appearance in The While Light of Tomorrow. Many more groups and organizations exists, but these are the ones seen or mentioned so far.